Shortpacked! by David Willis
Toys are serious business.
Convention appearances:
Calgary Expo Calgary, AB: April 26-28
Phoenix Comicon Phoenix, AZ: May 23-26, 2013
BotCon San Diego, CA: June 28-30
San Diego Comic-Con San Diego, CA: July 18-21
SPX Bethesda, MD: September 14-15
Phoenix Comicon Phoenix, AZ: May 23-26, 2013
BotCon San Diego, CA: June 28-30
San Diego Comic-Con San Diego, CA: July 18-21
SPX Bethesda, MD: September 14-15
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College Roomies from Hell!!!
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I’m waiting for the other shoe to drop before I say anything about this
*Drops shoe* That’s better?
you know its gonna be like
Mike: Amber…. will you…
Amber: YES YES YES!
Mike: Great, just make sure to lube up first.
Amber: …………………..
CANON!
That… That’s too long to be a ring box… right?
Maybe the finger he got the ring from is still attached.
This is what I am thinking, yes.
I suspect he’s realized that the only way he could surprise her is to propose completely normally.
The Untwist!
even if that were the case, if i had an inner fangirl the next comic would make me squee. if Willis is just messing with us, it was well played
Maybe its a.. Golden 3DS?
HELL YEAH!
That’s how I hope to one day Propose to my Dream Girl…who’s still currently in my dreams but still.
OH SNAP
Oh my god oh my god oh my god! They match! How adorable.
Mike looks really happy.
They match because they are at work. For that matter, Robin matches too.
Hoooooly–
He’s about to tell her that Jacob fucked her mother.
I vote for this.
but then what’s in the box?
Flash drive with the footage. He had it professionally edited and added a soundtrack. By John Williams. It’s up for several prestigious awards.
And the flash drive is full of viruses. Pornographic viruses.
I was thinking something like an iPhone, so she could watch the footage immediately instead of just being informed of what a plain data storage device contained. More impact that way.
His Dick.
Ah, so it’s a metaphor for marriage in general. Well played, Willis.
Dick in a Box? Where have I heard that before…
“… that Jacob fucked her mother”
THIS. just made me make noise they are deciphering at JPL.
+1
Nice prediction!
Dammit, Willis, I just woke up my entire family by screeching “OMG!111!” and squealing like a ten year-old.
Did you squeal the 1′s also?
Do you have any idea how difficult it is to say the *’s in f**k? And imagine if you lived in the Asterix comics, you’d have to say @%$#*%! I can hardly spell that, much less say it.
Then he holds up a mirror so she can read the tattoo on her forehead…?
Is it more assholish that he is being so plain about it after speaking it up?
Will he do this the normal way or HIS way?
Will he do it at all?
HELL YEAH!!!!
Normal way. She would be so freaked out that he did it with out saying something about her mother or killing her, it’d be the ultimate way to get to her.
Knowing Mike, there’s gonna be a little slip of paper in there that says ‘You have two half-siblings at McAwesome’s’ or something like that.
The other side reads “One of them is me”.
Okay, that would be brilliant! And it would so freak Amber out!
Except for the fact that we’ve MET both of Mike’s parents and neither of them are one of Amber’s
And the family resemblance was uncanny. Mike’s really a chip off the old block. Plus, who would even question something like that from someone as trustworthy as Mike? I mean sure the man might fib from time to time, tell the occasional white lie, but an elaborate deception? Totally beyond him.
It’s not as if he’s been been involved in any supernatural matters either. Never been exposed to anything resembling a time distortion, so he couldn’t possibly be the future offspring of Jacob and Amber’s mom. Nope, nope. That would be absurd.
Or, you know, the fact that he’s dead.
Does that make Amber a necrophile?
Only if she knows.
meh, markup-fail. This stuff need either a preview or edit button or both.
I feel a swerve coming along.
Agreed. I forsee Amber having a moment of clarity and saying “no.” I really hope not. Willis usually manages to zig when I think, “hey, man! I bet a zag is coming up,” so I’m kind of hoping that my instincts are following their nature.
On the other hand, it could be one of the baby hamhams in that box.
Robin, why are you excited? The drama tag is still in play.
CURSE YOU, DRAMA TAG!!!!
Who says drama can’t be happy?
Or will it destroy the drama tag (again?) be closing the love octagon? I’m guessing that seeing it yesterday was not a coincidence.
It was a total coincidence and Willis is fucking with us.
Or, y’know, Robin being right there means something’s about to happen.
Dah! Is it? Can it be? Or is is Mike being an ass?
Well for one thing, Mike is always being an ass.
Is this for real?
I always forget that the “new” building has an escalator. What’s on the upper floor I wonder?
All of the shattered hopes and dreams that Mike has collected over the years.
Bikes, from what I can gather.
bikes, apples to apples, and a rope for spider-car to swing from.
Hey, how long has Mike had blush stickers?
Holy cow, he does have them. Never noticed before. They are much more subtle than everyone elses.
Or maybe he blushing because he had to get at least slightly tipsy to go through with this.
Ah, right. He has them while he’s drunk, doesn’t he…
Didn’t think of that. Maybe he’s getting sloshed enough to work his way up to a nice proposal.
I was about to comment on this myself. This is the first time he’s been shown with blush, I think.
He definitely does not have them in the picture at the top. I’m suspicious of this.
http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/03-fishin-chicks/advice/ is his most recent appearance, and he doesn’t have them.
I’m not gonna go out of my way to read deeper meaning into a man blushing as he proposes.
For Mike, even that is pretty crazy.
The next strip will only include the word “marry” if it is cancelled by the context (i.e. something like “I’m never going to marry you.”)
I figure Mike will do this honestly. While a dick move would be good, I think he’s got better plans in mind than a one-off hurtful act like that.
You guys know how Willis likes to insert hint into the background? Like with the Alan alien thing? I feel like the do not enter sign might be one of those things.
i give you props for useing a refrance but i think the mc awsomes shirt in mikes closet is a better example because not everyone knows his old comic
Maybe he’s going to propose butt sex to her.
BRACE FOR IMPACT!!
saying that line is even funnier with your avatar
AAAAAAAHHHH
The part of the audience’s emotional response will be played this evening by Robin DeSanto.
Yeah, I don’t think he’s going to propose. <__> It’s Mike, he’s doing this for dramatic effect before he does something. Although I don’t base this off of the size of the box, I just kinda blame that on Willis’ particular style like he said about something… either on here or DoA, can’t remember which.
WHAT IS IT
WHAT IS IT
WHAT IS IT
WHAT
DAMN YOU WILLISSSSSS!
Just be glad he was smart enough not to do this on Friday.
Someone would’ve gone to his house and attacked him. XD
Oh man if he did this on Friday…….
The fact that it’s not Friday, though, makes me think we’re going to get a surprise unlike anything we’ve ever seen in Shortpacked before.
The proposal is a monday update. Meaning this is the buildup to a friday cliffhanger.
You say this like it’s a good thing but all I hear is a friendly reminder to have some lube on standby.
*Tuesday. Today is Tuesday. I forgot we were doing five updates a week now.
IT’S A TRAP!
If he is going to propose, Willis better show the wedding, unlike friggin’ Joyce and Walky. Remember that comic, David you bastard?!
Seconded. We only got a few wordless panels of the ceremony and none of the reception, which is always the best part of wedding episodes. Plus a few things still need closure, like what happened between Joe and Rachel and…well, that’s it, but I’ve been wondering about that for a LONG time.
What? Were are all the dead cats?
He has to lead her to the roof so he can show her his dead cat MARRY ME motif.
I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO THINK.
AUGGHHHHHHHH.
a) He’s going to do something sweet. For Mike. And it’s gonna be awesome.
b) He’s going to tell her that her hamsters died. Or Jacob fucked her mom.
Addendum: Willis usually ends stories on Fridays, right? It’s only Tuesday…
That box does look large enough to hold a dead hamster.
They get pretty small once cremated.
Willis, are you forshadowing something or do you just like torchuring us by adding fuel to the perverbial fire?
While I would like to see him propose… yeah, kinda thinking it’s a hamster corpse in that box.
Well there are all sorts of things you can make using the ashes of the recently departed. Like glassware or molded into plastics, etc.
EEEEE!!
OH MY GOD IT’S A HAMSTER COFFIN.
IF IT IS I DON’T KNOW WHAT I’LL DO
My knee-jerk was “OMG”, but then evildarkcynical clouds moved in and I found myself wondering which ham was in the box.
My knee-jerk reaction was laughter, so you’re still a better person than me.
Woah, got it — a hamster coffin with “Will you marry me?” tattooed onto the shaved corpse.
THIS.
It’s too big. My late cat cremated is smaller than that and she was a Himalayan.
i wish i could believe that this was actually happening. like i really want it to be real. but “DAMN YOU WILLIS” is just so ingrained in my mind
While everyone else is looking at the obvious focus of this page, I’m going to take a second to relish the fact that Robin’s focus has been pulled away from herself. (Obsessing over Leslie has reached a completely unproductive stage.) That drama tag mention in Monday’s strip doesn’t look like a coincidence.
No. NONONONONONONO!! no.
This is a seriously bad thing. No matter WHAT is happening, it is seriously bad.
If Mike does end up going something terrible with this, it could be one of his crowning moments.
I hear bells.
Alarm Bells
That and cowbells.
This scen needs more cowbell.
And then Mike punches Amber in the stomach and walks away, feeling the years of waiting for this one moment of absolute cruelty were well worth it.
(Only kidding. Put down the pitchforks.)
I’ve got my DAMN YOU WILLIS ready to go for tomorrow.
I’m calling it now – everything will be good and wonderful and people will by crying DAMN YOU WILLIS for making them think he was going to do something to make them cry DAMN YOU WILLIS.
Ha ha, something horrible is about to happen to Amber. Is it pig’s blood balanced on the rafters? Is there a dead pigeon in the box? I can’t wait for tomorrow.
And I say this as someone who loves Mike & Amber together. I just know it’s impossible for Mike to do anything deliberately sweet. At least, if he’s not drunk, and the frown on his face verifies he’s sober.
He could just be determined.
I think it’s rather hilarious no one here is willing to take any of this at face value. Willis, your reputation is known.
*snaps fingers* Dawrn, I was SO SURE he was gonna get drunk and then propose all “nice guy” style with a story Amber could take to her friends! >.<
Ah well, you win some, you lose some…either way 8crosses fingers* G'luck guys! ^^
SHit just got real!
“Will you marry me? For a nickel?” *opens box to reveal nickel inside*
Willis: rewrite whatever you had planned and make this what happens.
Wow, that’s like don’t touch that dark stuff in the oven at the end of Time Bandits kind of evil. Respect.
I was going to suggest a roll of nickles before i realized a roll was $2 and not $1, so that lame joke just wouldn’t have passed. Then again if the ring was on the roll of nickles …. wedding night ….. oh god those slashfics have gotten to me … >_<
Dammit, if Mike does something assholeish I will be so angry. MikexAmber OTP.
…this will end in tears.
And fire.
Because that little box contains a button that activates flamethrowers and tear gas throughout the store.
No contest, that is totally how it’s going to happen. Why else give us this much lead-in time?
I’m dying here! What’s he *really* going to say?
Mike is so about to punch Amber in the crotch.
Dayummmn. Mike’s pulling out a classic.
and he dumps her xD what this is to boring to be mike
…that’s what I was thinking, actually.
to bad we where both wrong but what he did was very mike all the same
I see a typical Mike move coming up. Is there a hamster in the box?
Am I the only one who’s worried that it’s actually going to be Amber who does something to mess this up, not Mike?
I’ve considered it. After her talk with Jacob (which notice she mentions in the first panel), it’s possible he’ll actually ask her and she’ll say no.
I hope not, but it’s a possibility. I’m writing a script to automatically post “Damn you, Willis” at 12:00:00.01 tomorrow anyway, just in case.
Lol @ background Robin in panel 3.
He’s holding the wrong hand. That could be a hint…or a mistake.
How’s that? I wore my engagement ring on my right hand until a month before my wedding – technically depending on beliefs on the matter most don’t wear it on left hand until the day they are married.
I wasn’t aware there was a wrong hand. What’s the deal with that?
Is it wrong that the first thing in my head was “He should have waited five more days to make it more inappropriate?”
PREDICTION: inside the box there’s a price of paper that reads “snkrs died”
..that’s okay, even if it’s a bad joke or Mike dumper her, I can always just go back to this one comic and pretend something romantic happened. (♥.♥)
But for now, you’ll have to excuse me as I am going about to go and melt into a pile of squeeing goo.
*dumps* not *dumper* –spoke the squeeing pile of goo
Oh? I inadvertently read that as “Dumpster” … silly me =P
Tis time mike for you to commit your final act of cruelty and shatter the living spirit of amber so you may forge her into thine own weapon of assholery. I give thee my blessing
Looks like he’s either blushing (Mike really?) or tipsy so he gives her a nice proposal. Or tipsy to be nice to tell her one of the hamsters is dead…no clue.
Robin Sqeeing in the background (is that what she is doing?) is kinda like what I was like when I read this today XD.
I get the feeling that this’ll either end with Amber saying no, or Mike being an ass and dropping off everyone’s favorite character list.
Or maybe we should take it at face value
Which I kinda doubt because he would’ve just drawn the box open. Unless Willis just wanted to watch us squirm. Which is very likely.
Really, only one other guy has mentioned that us seeing the love octagon we saw yesterday will have SOME impact on what is happening today.
I have this horrible feeling Mike’s actually doing this sincerely (if begrudgingly nicely) and then for one reason or another Amber’s gonna be all “NO I’M NOT GONNA MARRY YOU” and it will be crushing and horrible and zomg I’m getting worried just thinking about it. ._. tomorrow’s gonna be a long day…
It’s totally a fake-out, you guys.
C’mon. That was my first thought. I mean the very fact that nothing in this strip is definitively signal of a proposal (bending down with a box only suggests it) makes pretty sure it’s a joke.
If Willis was really gonna have Mike propose there be no reason not to make it more clear in this strip. It certainly wouldn’t lessen the dramatic impact. In fact I think it would only up it cause assholes like me wouldn’t be able to sit around and nay say.
This time tomorrow were all gonna be saying “DAMN YOU WILLIS!”, I guarantee it.
….Probably
I don’t know, cutting off this strip here allows for it to be an actual proposal with Jacob busting in at the last minute
You can name other scenarios wherein you bend on one knee before your significant other and present them with a box during normal interactions?
That sounds really strange to me. One knee is not a pose one usually strikes, and tiny boxes are not an item that feature common use during regular day to day activities.
It seems to me that if this were anything other than a proposal it would not be a misleading presentation to the readers, but rather Mike deliberately beginning whatever he’s doing in a manner to resemble a proposal before going “Psyche!”.
Especially given the context. They’ve been discussing marriage and how he would propose for weeks now. There’s no way he could be initiating this thinking it would be interpreted as anything other than a marriage proposal.
OH MY GOD YESSSS!
This is exactly what I needed to take the edge off DragonCon being over!
YESYESYESYES!!!!
OoO
AIYIYIYIYI! Wowsers! Yes you better show the wedding! I still am holding out hope that you do the wedding for Joyce and Walky as well!
Wait for iiiiiiiiiiiiiiit….
“Your shoelace is untied.”
(And then Amber’s head explodes)
Made me look.
I think The Office already pulled that one.
Oh please tell me that wasn’t a Pam and Jim moment there. It still pisses me off that they didn’t get together. They were such a great couple. One True Pair and whatnot. Then everything just went so wrong and he transferred away.
What the what? Is this a “I pretend seasons of the Office past 3 don’t exist” thing? Or are you really that out of the loop?
Haven’t watched the show in ages. Did Jim transfer back or something?
Pam and Jim got married and had a baby together. As happily ever after as it gets on a sitcom.
That. Is. Awesome. Gonna have to go check that out.
Because it’s Mike, we can never be too sure.
But because it’s Willis, he might decide to play it straight for once.
*head explodes*
Not a chance in the Cheese’s underpants that this is for real
Mike is just going to be a jerk to get Amber thinking that maybe Jacob is right about him…
from the beginning i didnt ship this pairing. I’m surprised Mike is doing that but i’m hoping for some hidden mean agenda
The hidden and very mean aggenda from Mike/Willis is that it will all be on the up-and-up and oh so traditional.
That is enough to make most readers heads explode.
Oh jinkies, Mike actually trolling Willis’ fanbase would be the BEST TROLL EVER. You win, Mike. You win everything.
hes gonna tell her hes breaking up with her
Mike: Amber… I did you mom. For a dime.
Amber: Don’t you mean a nickel?
Mike: No a dime. Since she’s your mom, she’s worth a little bit more.
Amber: Awww, Mike!
“Marry me.”
*Stab*
“Thats a marriage knife.”
Damnit Mike, if there is a dead hamster in that box I swear to Raptor Jesus…
I’m a little bit disappointed he didn’t go with the dead cats in the parking lot. Just a bit.
This comment may or may not make sense in the morning.
This is only Tuesday. Whatever the Friday twist is, it’s going to be insane.
I say mike says a few lines of poetry, proposes and just as amber says yes jacob walks through the door and watches it happen. following the engagement jacob joins the Axis of Something.
Calling it now, he jerks her around with potential proposals for a few months.
And/Or breaks up with her here.
Hmm… it’s too obvious, so I expect a twist…
But Willis would expect that we’d see that coming, so he might play it straight…
Eh, whatever, I’m not too terribly invested. We’ll see.
That’s right. The twist is. . . that there is no twist! Brains will asplode.
Wait! I know what’s going on now! He’s going to propose because he heard Amber and whatshisname talking, and he’s doing it with the primary goal of destroying boyo’s soul!
Mike… He’s… BLUSHING!? WHAT ON GOD’S GREEN EARTH HAS HAPPENED!?
He’s drunk.
TIGER UPPERCUT
+1
squee.
Screw that she should hit it with that fat black guy.
“Amber O’Malley, will you do me the great honour of allowing me to fuck your mom? You know, like Jacob did.”
I love Robin’s expression. Mostly because I tend to make that exact same face when I’m about to fangirl.
IT’S A TRAAAAAAAAAAAAP!
I’m actually making exactly the same face as Robin just now. Though with more “Squeeeee!!” added in.
Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!
Wait. Isn’t Mike evil? Maybe this is a trap.
Now punch her in the crotch. PUNCH HER IN THE CROTCH.
It’s Happening!
Why do I have the feeling Mike will become more of an asshole after this?
You know, just in case Mike does something…. Mike-like in the next panel I figure Id better unload this though before hand.
Asshole or not, its pretty hard to do better than a guy who gave up his life to save the world by talking shit to aliens as they tore him apart.
And then came back.
Just sayin.
It’s a bottle of lube and he’s going to propose anal. xD
SAY YES, AMBER!
I’m extremely worried for Amber, guys. Mike is so abusive to her. He’s enraged now. He feels humiliated. She compromised him. She’s going to get really hurt.
The last time Mike was in a serious relationship http://www.itswalky.com/d/20021207.html
So far, it’s going infinitely better than my experience proposing to my g/f.
PREDICTION: Mike will punch Amber in the eye, screaming “That’s for not giving me $50″
http://www.shortpacked.com/2005/comic/book-1-brings-back-the-80s/03-customer-protection-rackets/a-26/
and then he ties her shoelaces together so she trips,, breaks up with her and walks away. I REALLY HOPE THAT DOESN’T HAPPEN.
…. I call bullshit.
Anybody else notice the carefully placed “DO NOT ENTER” signs above Amber’s head?
I totally do. I can’t figure out what they’re supposed to hint at, though.
inb4thishasnothingtodowiththeirrelationship.
I love Robin’s expression in this one.
Also, being today a Tuesday, being this Mike, and being this written and drawn by Willis, I’m pretty sure this marks the begining of the end for Mike & Amber’s relationship.
-airfox
PREDICTION: Mike is drunk, hence the blush. He will do the most shocking thing possible, and propose normally. The author ALWAYS subverts our expectations, and who here is HONESTLY expecting him to propose normally.
… good God, he IS blushing ever so slightly, isn’t he?
But… I don’t think he’s drunk. Any kind of inebriated displays by Mike always pitch him as… not-so-scowly.
This could only mean one terrible thing:
He actually IS proposing, completely sober, and completely serious.
Remember: Mike only does things, and keeps doing things, because HE wants to. No one can make him do anything that he doesn’t want to do (for long, anyways).
I’m still gonna call bullshit on it, though. No fucking way there isn’t some zany catch to this.
He’s not drunk, just a little buzzed. In the same manner that a person will down a couple of shots of vodka before committing suicide.
I’m positive that David is just reading all these comments and laughing manically.
You evil, evil bastard. <3
Ok I guess 40/60 odds he’s either really doing it or he just is gonna be a dick. Either way I know I’m gonna laugh.
Holy sheet!
I think he just stole a wallet and is gonna plant it on her!
Aww.
Even if it turns out to be a twist, I’ll enjoy it for today.
What’s in the box Mike? what’s in the booooxxx?!
Can’t – stop – staring – at – the – shoe.
I think Mike just dropped his wallet and is using Amber’s hand to get back up. That’s all.
Amber, will you do me the honor… Of waiting for me to tie my shoe?
I think… If Mike does do a psyche-out, and doesn’t propose at all… It would be just too dark. That would end their relationship pretty much instantly and Mike has being showing signs of really caring about Amber.
I don’t know, I think it would be just too cruel to not have this be the real thing.
Well… it would be the payoff for people who were wondering if Mike was playing some kind of long-game here. I’m honestly unsure if I want to see that or not.
The first thing I would ask is, “Are you sober?”
This is getting good. Too bad I may not know what happens next.
I am thoroughly enjoying the comments more than the hype for tomorrow’s comic.
Also, needs moar punch in crotch.
I feel bad for Mike…. He’s going to propose… and Amber’s going to break up with him.
The real question is how many people are going to be rapidly hitting refresh for the new comic tomorrow?
I just hope we don’t crash the site eagerly waiting for updates.
Prediction: Amber’s gonna say no.
If the box turns out to contain Mike’s middle finger, I want it on the record that I called it.
There may be A FINGER in the box, but not Mike’s.
If it’s a around the neck of a very dead snkrz, I win the interwebs.
I guess I automatically lose at the interwebs.
I meant “a ring around the neck of a very dead snkrz.”
-Mike seems at a loss for words. Only says, “you should watch this”
-Mike opens box revealing a thumb drive
-Anticipating a video proposal, Amber loads and watches the video
-Video turns out to be spycam vid of Jacob and AmberMom with Jacob calling out Amber’s name at the climax(es)
-Following that there is a montage of Jacob climaxes, all with him crying “Aaaamberrrrrr!”
-Video ends and then automatically uploads to YouTube
Get a grip, people! It’s still Mike! That has to be among the list of awful proposals, so he is still an asshole. No buildup, no romantic dinner, no tricks, no forethought whatsoever, and they’re both at work? And yet, that’s practically a well-behaved and loving act, when coming from a sober Mike. I think it’s psychologically perfect, although I would’ve expected a sacrificial offering, like her half-brother’s head surrounded by the carcasses of multiple animals. Can’t wait to see what happens. It’s holding my short attention quite well, as usual. There might still be some sort of super asshole payoff – maybe there’s just a nickel in the box, and he says, “payment, for services rendered,” and walks away from the relationship entirely! Who knows?
Wow. I lay even 50-50 odds that there’s either a ring in that box or a letter saying “I’m breaking up with you”. Or possibly a ring with the words “I’m breaking up with you” engraved on it.
This is the scene where he dumps her for Roz.
PREDICTIONS!:
-Hamster Coffin
-Picture of Jacob and Amber’s mom getting it on.
-Mikes Middle Finger
-A Chicken Ring (a crime against nature)
Facts:
-Tomorrow will be a filler comic.
My prediction, a coupon good for 50 McNuggets.
I’m preemptively frustrated with this likelihood. Tomorrow’s will almost certainly be about something totally unrelated. Just because Willis likes to fuck with us.
damn it willis
Really really really? Please please please! So much please let this be a proposal! I seriously scweed out loud.
Wait for it…
Wait for it…
Mike’s next words: “Your hamster is dead. I have him here in this box.”
The only thing in the box is a piece of paper saying “YOU JUST LOST THE GAME”.
IT’S A TRAP!
I had to look it 3 times to notice Robin is excited, not horrified. It’s like the friggin Monalisa.
I don’t know how this will end, but there are 200% chances of “Damn you, Willis!” after the next page is posted…
Awesome! Mike found one of the hamsters dead this morning and brought it to Amber in a tiny casket! Such a tiny, tiny casket!
Reading through the comments, I came across people talking about how David will put stuff in the strip to give hints…
Well (and I’m probably just paranoid) what if he put the hint in the
PREVIOUS STRIP?
I think that its a real proposal, but (once again, paranoid) she will reject, because of the sign that reads:
“No receipt
No return.”
I’m probably just spewing a load of bull though… or… Mike’s giving amber a receipt… for her mom… worth a nickel.
Just a few…more…hours…
I think he’s proposing.
1. Amber blackmailed him into a relationship, but played it completely differently from Dina, who if you go back and look at the strip, he was genuinely dismayed at the death of, at least as long as Walky left his face capable of displaying emotions.
2. When they went to New York, not only did she play things counter to his expectations and not just contribute, but also not die, but he saved her, and not with a frown, but a response that always seemed more dismay at the cliche of the circumstance. Plus, considering Jasons comments, if Mike has an ulterior motive, if it’s a con, than he is working the longest con of his career.
3. When he pushed things to the edge, SHE fought back, and he liked that, because 1. it proves she has the self respect to stand up to him, and 2. it proves that she is not in this relationship to replicate her mothers relationship with her father. This is why I don’t agree with Jacob. Mike is a bastard, and capable of abusive acts, though only so far by my estimation as an accomplice to other peoples self destructive behavior. But he isn’t a predator. That is why this relationship, as vertigo inducing as it is, is actually all things considered, healthy.
4. He’s frowning. If Mike were about to Escher the most exciting day of his live in girlfriends life, he’d have a grin so wide you’d think he’d just gotten back from Chelsea.
No swerve coming. What would be worse? Mike breaking her now, or waiting for the huge wedding to happen, with all her family and friends there, and THEN breaking her?
Drago would be proud.
How about maybe this is a sincere proposal, there is a perfectly god ring in the box, Mike manages to do nothing assholish, and for some reason Amber finds herself unable to say a straightforward “yes”.
Since he is holding the wrong hand I expect it to be a sham
Robin’s face? Before I move on and see what this really is. That is my face.
Oh fuck noooooo